Rob Spiegel

Industrial Machinery

Robot Sales Boom in North America

We’re seeing an ongoing trend where automation and motion control systems require far less original programming. Users can now configure the control system rather than writing tons of original code.

Robots, Robotic Industries Association, Association for Advancing Automation

March 03, 2017

Industrial Machinery

Five Critical Challenges Facing IIoT in 2017

While robot sales in North America remain strong in automotive, non-auto industries are also catching robot fever, from food and consumer products to assembly and packaging.

FreeWave Technologies, IIoT, predictions

March 02, 2017

IoT

Engineering Jobs and Salaries Keep Growing

According to FreeWave Technologies, the use of IIoT will eclipse consumer IoT in applications and overall adoption.

February 28, 2017

Gadget Freak of the Year Creates a Cheap Mine-Detection Tool

Engineering salaries continue to outpace average North American earnings, with engineers receiving an average $76,870 last year, while the average wage of all occupations was $36,200.

Gadget Freak of the Year, DOLPi, David Prutchi, polarimetric camera

February 23, 2017

Pacific Design & Manufacturing - Anaheim

Gadget Freak

Consumer Electronics

Why Collaborative Robots Are Spiking in Sales

Design News provides free instructions to build a DOLPi polarimetric camera. The total cost for this gadget is less than $100, a bit cheaper than the $30,000 price tag of commercial versions.

Rethink Robotics, collaborative robots, Sawyer, Baxter

February 23, 2017

Pacific Design & Manufacturing - Anaheim

Making Collaborative Robots User Friendly

With labor costs increasing and robot costs declining, collaborative robots are becoming a popular alternative to human labor.

Universal Robotcs, collaborative robots, safety

February 21, 2017

Rockwell’s Bottom-Up Security Includes Assets, Vendors, and the Cloud

Roberta Nelson Shea from Universal robots explains the safety strategies that allow collaborative robots to work side-by-side with humans. She points out the standards involved in making sure these robots do no harm to their human co-workers.

Rockwell Automation, cybersecurity, networks

February 16, 2017

Cyber Security

IIC Releases Updated IIoT Reference Architecture

Rockwell Automation lays out three aspects of security that include a facility-wide security assessment, a multi-layered security approach, and a circle of trusted vendors.

February 14, 2017

IoT